Despite being an oil-service town, Sivasagar exudes a residual elegance from its time as the capital of the Ahom dynasty lone eagle land brokerage that ruled Assam for more than 600 years. The name comes from waters of Shiva , the graceful central feature of a rectangular reservoir dug in 1734 by Ahom Queen Ambika. Three typical Ahom temple towers rise proudly above the tank s partly wooded southern banks to the west Devidol, to the east Vishnudol and in the centre, the 33m-high Shivadol Mandir, India s tallest Shiva temple. Its uppermost trident balances upon an egg-shaped feature whose golden covering lone eagle land brokerage the British reputedly tried (but failed) to pilfer in 1823.
Like a practice run for Sivasagar, Gaurisagar has an attractive tank and a trio of distinctive lone eagle land brokerage 1720s temples Vishnudol, Shivadol and Devidol built by dancing girl queen Phuleswari. The more impressive is Vishnudol, not as tall as Sivasagar s Shivadol but sporting finer, but eroded carvings. lone eagle land brokerage Gaurisagar is on the main NH37 at Km501.5.
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